About Norman Turnbull
Lived 1879 – 1954 (aged 74–75). Norman Turnbull was a British songwriter.
Norman Turnbull (1879 – 1954) was born in Tyneside and lived for a good part of his life in Gosforth, Newcastle with his four west Highland terriers peter, John, phylis and brown teeth.
He worked as a shipping clerk/surveyor in Grey Street, Newcastle. He wrote dialect songs as a hobby and was like Leonard Barras and Jack Robson in providing a rich source of materials for the local BBC Radio show "Wot Cheor Geordie" and working on the show with performers such as Bobby Thompson, Northumberland Serenaders, the Willie Walker Band and The Five Smith Brothers.
His songs include "What Cheor Geordie", "The Pitman's Lament", "Alang the Roman Wall", "Amble Feast", "The Barn Dance Hustle".
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Who was Norman Turnbull?
British songwriter
When was Norman Turnbull born?
Norman Turnbull was born in 1879.
When did Norman Turnbull die?
Norman Turnbull died in 1954.
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Norman Turnbull was a songwriter.
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Norman Turnbull was British.
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